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Day and night

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS1-2, NGSS.1-ESS1-1 · England: KS2 Y5 Earth and space

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Question 1
What causes day and night?
- A. the Moon blocking the Sun
- B. the Sun moving around the Earth
- C. clouds covering the sky
- D. the Earth spinning on its axis
Question 2
The Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 21:15. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 3
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- C. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
- D. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
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Question 4
What causes day and night?
- A. clouds covering the sky
- B. the Sun moving around the Earth
- C. the Earth spinning on its axis
- D. the Moon blocking the Sun
Question 5
The Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 6
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
- B. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
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Question 7
How long does the Earth take to spin once?
- A. about 24 hours
- B. one month
- C. one week
- D. one year
Question 8
The Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:45. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 9
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
- B. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
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Question 10
How long does the Earth take to spin once?
- A. one year
- B. one month
- C. one week
- D. about 24 hours
Question 11
The Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:30. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 12
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
- B. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- C. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- D. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
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Question 13
When it is daytime in the UK, it is night-time in…
- A. France
- B. Spain
- C. Ireland
- D. New Zealand
Question 14
The Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 15
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
- B. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- C. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- D. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
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Question 16
Why does the Sun seem to move across the sky?
- A. It is falling
- B. The Earth is rotating
- C. The wind pushes it
- D. The Sun orbits the Earth each day

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